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Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

This is from the Lord,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’

?

Matthew 21:42 BSB
  1. a Psalms 118:22–23

Matthew 21:42 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 118:22–23 (73 votes) and Isaiah 28:16 (34 votes). 48 other verses point back to it. It links with 24 other books, from Genesis 22 to Revelation 2.

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Which verses does Matthew 21:42 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 118:22–2373 votes

    The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

  2. Isaiah 28:1634 votes

    So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

  3. Acts 4:1127 votes

    This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

  4. 1 Peter 2:4–824 votes

    As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. …

  5. Ephesians 2:2023 votes

    built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

  6. Romans 9:3321 votes

    as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

  7. Mark 12:10–1115 votes

    Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

  8. Luke 20:17–1815 votes

    But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

  9. Zechariah 3:8–97 votes

    Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch. See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.

  10. Acts 13:40–414 votes

    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you: ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”

  11. Ephesians 3:3–93 votes
  12. Habakkuk 1:52 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 21:42?

The 10 strongest of 48.